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Battling Biological Threats: Complacency, Progress, or Both?

The elevation of health security within recent national security policies and bipartisan legislative action proves that it remains possible to bridge divides and make measurable progress to prepare the United States for inevitable future biological threats. 

Commentary by Thomas Cullison and J. Stephen Morrison — January 20, 2023

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Coronavirus Crisis Update

Dr. Scott Kennedy, CSIS: “Give us our lives back!”

In our continued series on China post-Zero Covid, Dr. Scott Kennedy recounts the revelations from his six weeks in Beijing and Shanghai in late 2022, and reflects on what has transpired–societally, politically, medically—since President Xi suddenly threw off the Zero Covid controls in early December. What is the toll for not preparing for the colossal peak of Covid? What will be made of a “crisis of confidence” that the government must face, and that is going to hurt? What can we expect in the spring in terms of normalization?

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and Scott Kennedy — January 26, 2023

CSIS Coronavirus Crisis Update

Battling Biological Threats: Complacency, Progress, or Both?

The elevation of health security within recent national security policies and bipartisan legislative action proves that it remains possible to bridge divides and make measurable progress to prepare the United States for inevitable future biological threats. 

Commentary by Thomas Cullison and J. Stephen Morrison — January 20, 2023

Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Building the CDC the Country Needs

The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security’s bipartisan working group on the CDC recommends a package of reforms to strengthen CDC’s performance in preventing and responding to dangerous outbreaks and drive a significant reset within the agency.

Report by J. Stephen Morrison and Tom Inglesby — January 12, 2023

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The Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge

Despite the pressing societal need to address the threat of AMR, the development and manufacturing of new antibiotics to fight these super-bugs face unique challenges within the U.S. biopharmaceutical innovation ecosystem.

Blog Post by Gregory Arcuri — January 3, 2023

Can Pandemic Preparedness and HIV Programming Be Mutually Reinforcing?

Throughout the pandemic, PEPFAR programs have been adapted to help minimize HIV service disruptions and address the Covid-19 needs of people with HIV, demonstrating that the program can pivot, be agile, and respond to non-HIV threats by leveraging its capabilities.

Commentary by Alicia Carbaugh and Katherine E. Bliss — December 16, 2022

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